R Scott Bakker

Novelist

Birthday February 2, 1967

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Canada

Age 57 years old

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About

Known for his The Second Apocalypse series, which includes The Prince of Nothing trilogy and The Aspect-Emperor books, this popular fantasy writer also penned the Discipline Manning series and a 2008 standalone thriller titled Neuropath.

Before Fame

After earning a bachelor's degree in literature and a master's degree in literary criticism and theory from the University of Western Ontario, he entered Vanderbilt University as a Ph.D. student in philosophy.

Trivia

In 2010, he began a WordPress blog called "Three Pound Brain."

Family Life

He and his wife Sharron settled in London, Ontario, Canada, with their daughter, Ruby.

Associated With

He and his Canadian contemporary, Kelley Armstrong, both became known for their fantasy novels.